Engineering
Architect
Architects design buildings that are safe, functional, and beautiful, balancing art, engineering, and client needs. A licensed profession blending creativity and technical rigor.
Median salary
$93,000
Typical range
$60k – $140k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Architect
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Accredited architecture degree, internship, and licensure exams.
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Architect Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Architect
Entry / Junior
$60,000
~2 yrs to advance
Architect
Established
$93,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Architect
Senior
$116,500
Internships are a common on-ramp here — they speed up landing that first role and improve your odds, which is why the Safe and High-ceiling plans build one in.
Key skills
A typical day
- •Design building plans
- •Coordinate with engineers
- •Oversee construction
Fields of study
Architecture
Top colleges for Engineering
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign45% admit · $80,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.